Alternative Proposal Plans for the Valhallas

The purpose of this paper is to first provide evidence that the Valhalla Mountain Area should in fact be included in some preservation system of the British Columbia Parks Branch. Secondly, it offers three alternative land use schemes that could be used as a basis for a management preservation system for the Valhallas. A Systems Planning Study was undertaken to show the natural, biological, physiological and geological divisions that make up the Valhalla area. The objective of this study was to indicate the diversity of natural features that the Valhalla Mountains contain. The paper studies how well the Columbia Mountains Natural Region is represented by the present Provincial Parks in the West Kootenay Area. It was found that the Valhalla Area was more representative of this natural region than other existing Provincial Parks in the West Kootenays.